That didn’t take long.
Microsoft’s latest Xbox 360, the Xbox 360 S, has been torn down and tested. With a new 45nm chipset that houses the CPU, GPU and eDRAM, the Xbox 360 S consumes half the power of previous generation Xbox 360 consoles.
Idling, the 360 S consumes roughly 70.4 watts while previous gen 360 consoles have …
Apple has never publicly published full spec sheets for its iPhones because it simply doesn’t matter to the general consumer. As long as the device works as advertised, Apple assumes we don’t need to know the processor speed or how much RAM a device has. And to be quite honest, they’re right in doing so for that specific …
While the new Xbox 360 S technically cannot RROD, it doesn’t mean it’s incapable of breaking down. The slimmed down version is ~17% smaller than the previous generation Xbox 360. Overall dimensions and weight are as follows:
Xbox 360: 310 x 80 x 260mm at 3.5kg (7.7lbs)
Xbox 360 S: 270 x 75 x 264mm at 2.9kg (6.4lbs)
According …
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Here’s the flip side of what I wrote about last week: there are certain serial comics I adore that I’m happy to see ended and don’t ever want to continue. Comics readers are used to the idea that any character or scenario they like can go on forever–that there’s always another first-rate story to be told about Earth-X or Blue Beetle or …
This is what happens when Techland goes to the comic book store: we end up talking about what we picked up. This week, Mike Williams, Graeme McMillan and Douglas Wolk discuss New Avengers #1 and Age of Bronze #30 (with brief digressions onto Ultimate Spider-Man and DC Universe Legacies).
MIKE: New Avengers #1: Ugh. Magic. The coolest …
After weeks of searching for James Mcavoy’s counterpart in Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming X-Men: First Class, Fox just might have their man.
Deadline is reporting that German-born Michael Fassbender has been offered the role of Magneto. Whether or not he’ll accept the role is up for debate as Fassbender is being courted for a role …
On Monday, Microsoft revealed a radically different, slimmed down “whisper quiet” Xbox 360. How does the new Xbox 360 S stack up compared to Sony’s almost 1-year-old PS3 Slim?
(More on Techland: E3 2010: Unboxing The New Xbox 360 S)
Size
Xbox 360 S: 270 x 75 x 264mm/2.9 kg
PS3: 290 × 65 × 290mm/3.5kg.
Models
Xbox …
Announced a few months ago, 2K’s reimagining of the classic PC strategy game changes genres to become a first-person shooter. But the 2K Marin dev studio insists there’ll still be strategy involved. The game takes its title from an organization gathering disparate pieces of info regarding a secret alien invasion. The demo we saw …
Since the PS3’s launch in 2006, Sony has touted the value of the third generation console’s bevy of free features compared to that of Microsoft’s Xbox Live Gold subscription membership. Well, that doesn’t matter anymore now that Sony has their own paid subscription model that is set to roll out on June 29.
Here’s how …
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Photos From The Grand Opening Of The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter [via Slash Film]
Apple Stock Hits All Time High [via NewsFeed]
Federal Officials Continue AT&T iPad Investigation [via NYT]
Five Months Later, No Room For …
Welcome back to Panel of the Week, where we pull out some of the most noteworthy scenes from this week’s comic book haul. This week features the murdering of a Russian’s left arm, the passing on of a Super artifact, a holy hero accepting her fate, super hero copyright infringement, and the resurrection of some of the greatest slang since …
